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Wichita eagle., 1887-09-15

Appropriate item from the Wichita
EAGLE: Our latest advice by special
telegraph from heaven conveys the intelli-
gence that St Peter is accused of purloin-
ing some of the gold with which the streets
are paved. It is further stated that he
was tempted into pilfering the precious
metal by desire to invest In "Wichits
real estate" 1t is proper TO state that this
item never appeared In the EAGLE. but 1t
Is fare sample of hundreds of items. es-
pecislly ridiculous, that do appear.-King-
man Courier
Go take bile bean, Foley; and work off
the excess of bile from your gall bladder.
You'll feel better and be in condition TO
get up little procession of your own.
mebbe. st. Peter nor any other of the
angelic host Will ever be annoyed by you
in your present condition Of soul.
Wichita eagle., 1887-09-15

A word with eastern capitalists. We
have seen in eastern papers the statement
reprinted from the Kansas City Times
that there are many large buildings and
evidences of wealth in Wichita, calculated
to impress the casual observer. but if he
stays here little while he will discover
that nearly ali of them are owned by peo-
pie in the east That's all right Come
cut and own some more Send along all
your FRIENDS There's nothing small or
mean about u.s.
Wichita eagle., 1887-09-15

Carolina. Oregon Hills is In Pennsyl
vania. Washingtonville is in Ohio, New
York and Pennsylvania There are more.
over at least 400 towns in the United States
with names derived from states and terri
tories. Missouri alone has York, Yer.
mont, Virginia, Georgia, Florida, Louis
lana, Ohio, Montana, Nevada, California,
Oregon and Washington"
But in all the broad land there Is only
one Wichita and its location Is known
extant There is nothing misleading in its
name and no installing Its identity OF
state,
Wichita eagle., 1887-09-15

The centennial celebration of the consti
tuition of the United States occurs at Phila
delphia, commencing today and terminal
ing on Saturday. The constitution was
signed on the 18th of September, 1887
The celebration at Philadelphia will be 6
notable affair. Lieut.. Gov. A. P. Riddle
Hon. E. B. Purcell of Manhattan, and
Hon. j. B. Zeigler of Independence, will
represent Kansas. Senator Ingalls, will
also be present and represent the United
States senate, being the presiding officer of
that BODY
Wichita eagle., 1887-09-15
KANSAS RAINFALL.

Wallace Kan. Register.
For two years past we have taken pains
to observe the rainfall and keep a record of
it. 1t may be well to state that but little
rain falls here after the middle of Septem-
Der and until the first of April. From
April 10, 1886, to September II, 1886, a
little more than seventeen inches of rain
fell here, and it was nicely disturbed so as
to do the crops the most good. The few
crops planted that season did remarkably
well and showed the quality of our soil and
the climate conditions to be right for the
production of corn, wheats, rye, oats and
specially sorghum and the grasses, melons,
s9uashes, turnips and potatoes. There
were so few settlements then made that not
much was produced, but everything was
good The summer of 1887 has given us
rather more precipitation than last year.
The rains began about the middle of April
and have continued up to the present.
They we're scarcely SO we'll distributed as
to either time or place, and there were
several localities where the fall was much
greater than that reported below, and
some where 1t was less. In April the fall
was Ats inches, in May 2.52 inches, in
June 4.12 inches, in July 2.51
inches, and in August oil inches,
making total of 1904 inches.
While the rainfall is greater than it was
last year the crops are not SO good. Two
or three things combined to injure them.
The rain was not general. The heat was
greater than it was ever known to be, not
only here but in the east, and hot winds
prevailed for several days, and last. but
not least, the chinch bugs got in their work
on the crops. With it all, we have better
crops than our neighbors in the east. We
have abundance of good feed for every
animal in the country. Our soil Is good,
the rainfall abundant and the climate fine.
Such is western Kansas.
Wichita eagle., 1887-09-15

Winfield is all torn up over the discov
cry that married woman and her unmar
ried sister, both of whom died mysterious
ly, were the victims of abortion. and two
doctors have been locked up for malprac
tice At Udall, a country neighborhood
where the victims lived, the people are
wild with frenzy, and at Winfield loud
threats Of lynching are made. The jail al
Winfield is strongly guarded.
Wichita eagle., 1887-09-15

The Creeks held national election last
Tuesday. and the incomplete returns re
ceived indicate the election of Legus Per
rymsn, of Tulsa, as chief He is eIper-
fenced In public affairs. Is well educated
and Is regarded SIS progressive statesman.
He announces himself in favor of the sale
of Oklahoma, which shows his intelligen;
understanding of the situation. although 1t
remains to be proved whether the Creeks
have any title to that much coveted land.
Wichita eagle., 1887-09-15
PROHIBITION as SHE PROBES
.rr.b{nc mo- sahf

Waiter-Anythi mo, sahs
Guest-Yes, bring NE a-1winkl you
know twinks)
Waiter-Cant do |; ssh; dis am prohi-
bition town sab, n you're stranger.
Gues.-Whst Of thatf
Waiter-De boss say winks don't count
fur muffin oniess ives Qussnfed Wild EN-
Hs,per's Weekly.
Wichita eagle., 1887-09-15

The Lawrence Journal has been en-
hrged one column to each page, has put
sn new dress and shows many symptoms
of general betterment as a newspaper, all
of which Is gratifying to Its friends In and
ont of the profession.
Wichita eagle., 1887-09-15
RKUBIICAN CENTRAL COMMITTEE

The County Central Committeeman. elected at the
Republican Con, ention held on the eId tnst VIII
meet In the enesifs once In the court he use, In
wichita on Monday the 18th day Of September. 1887.
As2 O'Clock .. m.
Each member OF the committee is especially re-
Quested to attend. pen manent organization TO
Be elected and the work OF the county campaign
euiained at this meeting. By Order OF
H. TAYLOR Chairman
Wichita eagle., 1887-09-15

The locomotive is within hearing distance
of Ashland and It Is expected that track
VIII be laid into the city tomorrow.-Cash
City Cashier.
Wichita eagle., 1887-09-15
Beautiful Suburban Residences

residence close steam motor
who several such house
Addition
September The house
having Each Of them
ciSten
cellar windows vaTanda
windows
windows
moulded with
block differ
The roofs and outside beautifully decorated with
the best Of lead and Oil cOlOrS The prices
reasonable and the Each house has lots,
at the house nearest the Motor LneNo 114o y. UOEO
Parties wishing Walker Fiedier, 235 N.
Main ST. Solomon Sons, Topeka and Douglas
Wichita eagle., 1887-09-15

Dickinson county Republicans resolved
against third term, which puts Mfs Alice
Sunkin, the lady register Of deeds on the
shelf.
Wichita eagle., 1887-09-15
RAILROAD ENGLISH

Here are few variations of railroad no
menclature employed by the two great
English speaking nation, collated by an in
GusfrinJ1s eychsnpe
Wichita eagle., 1887-09-15

Some people seem to have peculiar
faculty for getting things mixed. Apropos
of Rev. Sam Small's alleged expose of bal
lot box irregularities In the south and his
confessed participation in them the press Of
the country are creditiDg him with having
occupied all sorts Of official positions in
that section. The latest one we have
noticed is that making him an ex-member
of congress. The truth is Mr.. Small never
occu pied any official position. He Is a
journalist of some note, his fort lying in
the direction of the humorous. He is the
author of the series of articles that appear
ed from time to time in the Atlanta Con-
stitution under the title of Uncle Remus'
Letters In which Br'er Rabbit and Br'er
Fox were his faverite characters. We
shall expect to see 1t stated next that Rev.
Sam Jones is a converted sport, he having
formerly been circus rider, when in fact
the only horseback riding he eyer did was
while he was preaching to the churches of
his circuit in the North Georgia conference.
Wichita eagle., 1887-09-15

The London Times wants to know
whether it is too much to expect that the
American senate should signify before
hand its willingness to be bound by the
decision of the fisheries commission. The
Times evidently has not forgotten the
Alabama commission. England need not
be worried about the fishery question. 1t
has been imposing upon the American
fishermen since 1918, and when adjudica-
ton has at last been reached there need be
no fear but that justice will be meted out.
Wichita eagle., 1887-01-05
WHILE l LIVE BE TRUE.

Make me no VOWS Of consistency, my friend,
To love me, though die, the whole life long
And love no other till thy days shall end
Nay, it were rash and wrong.
If thou canSt love another. be it so;
would not reach out Of my quiet grave
To bind thy heart if it should choose to go
Love should not be slave.
Thou woui,lst not feel my shadowy caress,
If, after dark, nay soul should linger here;
Mems hearts crave tangible close tenderness,
Loves presence, warm and near
1t would not make me sleep more peacefully
That thou vert wasting all thy life in woe
For my poor sake: what love thou hast for me,
Bestow il ere go.
Carve not upon a stone when l am dead
The praises which remorScful mourners give
To woman's Graves-a tardy recorlpense-
Eut speak them while live.
Forget me while die. The violetS
Above ry rest Will blossom just rs blue.
Nor miss thy tears; cen Natures self fcrget5,
But while live be true!
Wichita eagle., 1887-01-05
Her Elopement Hurt Him.

a horny handed son of toll rushes into Chief
Crowly's office. I'm in a peck of trouble
chief" he said, "my daughters run off with O
young man and want her back. Why, chief
the breakfast dishes amt washed vet, an II
we don't git her back before dinner there viii
be the deuce to pay.
"We'll look her up for you," said the Chief
good humoredly, "but l guess you'd better LEI
the dishes go this morning. You're hurry
ing us up somewhat, you know"
well, we might let the dishes slide, chief
returned the bone and sinew of the land
scratching his head, "but we must have her
back before night. Because You see, chief, il
that young man takes Mary Ann to one OF
those French dinners, it will be six months
before We can freak her into mush again, an!
Pm quiet man myself and want peace in
tho household" And he departed, muttering
IF that girl gets fed up high and spirited to
day on thin frogs and things she may as well
stay away for good. Id rather be dead than
to have proud stomach in the family
San Francisco News Letter.
Wichita eagle., 1887-01-05
Englishmcn and Americans,

Let us not disturb ourselves. Out Of the
100000 of Americans, the passing wave of
Anglomania or Francomania reaches but a
few thousands, and merely touches those on
the surface. Even the young men on whom
1T Is charged are at heart good Americans,
and if another civil war or foreign war arose
would respond as promptly as they did in
1861. They will doubtless buy their clothes
in England while These can be bought there
more cheaply and of better material; they
will employ English grooms or Scotch gar
deners if these do their work better. But so
long as monarchy and hereditary aristocracy
exist in England-and | fear that they will
last our time-there will be an essential and
ineradicable difference in tho habits of mind
OF English and American young men; and
this will show itself in their whole feeling as
to caste, as to labor, as to self-respect And
since climate and institutions are constantly
tending to produce physical difference
also, there seems every prospect that English
men and Americans will be further apart,
instead of nearer, fifty years hence than
now. After that, perhaps, they will begin
to assimilate.-T w. Higginson in Harper's
Bazaar
Wichita eagle., 1887-01-05
\ New Industry in Delhi.

A new industry has sprung up in Delhi
Some enteTprising natives are taking ad-
VANTAGE CT the government Offer Of two
annas Tor every snake killed TO trade on the
old tr&ditionary tree and serpent yorsh;p
Aug. IS the great serpent worshipping DAY,
and every Tuesday the pipal tree is wor-
shipped By Hindoo women. Taking ad-
vantage Of The reverence paid 10 snakes, a
large number OF men have set 10 work catch
Ing these reptiles. Then. taking them into
the streets where pious Hir1doos most abound.
they announce that they are on their way to
claim Tie reward. hut that they are quite
willing for / Eice or two moro TO release the
reptiles cn1 10 save themselves from the sin
Of snake murder, which their poverty would
otherwise, drive thorn TO commit The appeal
Is invariably Sl:ccezSfuL-London Graphic.
Wichita eagle., 1887-01-05
One of Tildan's Dpncficjnries

Miss Anna Gould, to whom the late Ir.
Tilden left Sl00, 600 in his VIII. is the daugh-
ter Of the late Gen. Gould, of Rochester, who
when he died bequeathcG an ample fortune to
his widow, son and daughter. But the son
was unfortunate in business and, having lost
his own share, persuaded his mother and sis
ter to let him have their money that he
might open banking house in New York,
in which he soon wrecked all their mainten-
ance. This compelled Miss Gould to earn
her own livelihood, and she was recommend
ed to Mr.. Tilden as a reader by one of his
family, who is connected with her by mar
riage. She had been highly educated, and
her reading never seemed to tire him, and so
insatiate was his appetite for books that she
read to him in the five years she spent at
Greystone 800 volumes, besides newspapers,
magazines, letters and miscellaneous matter
As he preferred solid works, and most of
them on abstruse subjects which could not
interest Miss Gould, her incessant reading
must have been most arduous to her.
Mr. Tilden was very critical, and if she did
not pronounce word correctly would set
her right and make her read it again. II she
thought he was falling asleep and read care
leSsly he would at once rouse up and insist
en- having the passage read over correctly.
She has by this drilling become as critical as
Mr. Tildon was, and has become a terror to
her acquaintanceS when they speak III her
presence, and they never use n word in talk
ing to her OF whose pronunciation and finer
significance they are not certain. When he
engaged Miss GOuld's services Mr.. Tilden
agreed to pay her so a month and give her
a homo at Greystone. Later he told her he
would leave her So, 900 in his will, and after
time promised her 100000 if she remained
with him as long as he lived, which pledge he
kept She certainly earned all she has re
ceived or expects from his estate-Philadel-
phia Times
Wichita eagle., 1887-01-05
Homo Missionary -Sncict-

In 1896 the receipts of the American Homo
Missionary society were $4,000; in 1885.
s525,00o Sixty years ago the missionaries
numbered only 10; in the last year nearly
l,5O0 have held the commission Of the society
To-day the society occupies 5000 stations. not
including $500 churches planted and brought
to self support by the Society's help The
names ol /, 700 churches are contained in the
record OF the soriety's work, and more than
100000 persons are gathered into It's fold.
Wichita eagle., 1887-01-05

The Sunday school teacher was i!luressinc
upon her class the Importance Of honoriaE
their parents. Now, children" said she,
'when You are naughty and cross. Your
mamma does not want you to be near her
where she can see Your naughty ways. But
when YOU are good she loves to have YOU by
her. Now, Tommy, when do you think Your
mamma loves You boSt.' when I'm asleep. >
replied Tommy stoutiy. she says 50. "-AIer-
chant Traveller
Wichita eagle., 1887-01-05
= Huge Devil Fish.

huge devil fish was recently caught in
Victoria harbo-. 1t weighed over 100 pounds
and measured feet across the body. It was
captured alive and pulled into the boat. 1t
promptly seized hold of seats, oars and every
thing else that was movable with It's thousand
suckers, There was a vital spot between its
eyes, and a boat hook found it.
Wichita eagle., 1887-01-05
FARMS.

mile
cros-neiget Price $500.
No 25 100 miles Garden Plains
under S3l0o
town, adjoining College Ill., price 500 Pc, acre
splendid
good
No 25 sosrsnwQr wiasa miles, sn partly
Price S65
I splendid arm.
splendid perac
25 $40 land under
$1,000
500 Pc.
Qla-te Goddard
sb, all hedse
No. nile
under mostly bottom land, good building tie
awe over
Wichita eagle., 1887-01-05
Partial List Of Property for Sale
City Property.

nya s:5 sa sa s room" two '' pantry closets etc L. ~ l' avenue
No Slots add, $500 lots 50x14o
No. 4os F.rvie Loukss $500 sch
oubaings 5O
st. & ' it n f G Esi and barn. fenced good 'AA' Waco
andc cherry trees, all bearing $1,000. Abargain
No 1915 lot, Hillside College !add, Cheap
Mahwsons I'd addition
Patti ave. Hdes add '01 fes $780, '' A'S anu coal
Topeka
No Foutbs North srkad $3.50
No Nm Price $1,000
bearing Price $500 N'>' Will D''' u ''"' " A'
lot Lawrence, zmmerlys add, 1925
North ado.
No. Mahwsons $4,000
No. Douglas smth' ado. s125Oa
Nc. Chsusuqua s2,lOo
Price $1,000 ~ ''D '-
No Hydraulic in ooeach.
horses fruit trees: Price $780, 80 mousse A'
NJ. Emporia vesouth $1,000.
Mosley fronts
good
Nc. Busns ct nsouthM $4,000
No. lots 5o114o Place add $525
No 1919 lots houses and shade
No 1918. Slot MAN, Enghhs 7h add. Price s1,lOo
Nc. 2 acreso Hydraulic Prices $4,000
good cellar and eubudings small
No 1872 Central Olive Keystone add $4,000.
No. 2los Lincoln add $500 zach
No OF chitast Lewenen $3.50 each.
0acrsn near College per
No Topeka $500
S ST. oOeaob.
No LOT and Water st. $1,000
No 1874 New house
No. 1873. Eleven in Chautauqaa adds 500 each
NO157I. ave
and
ng, rented 81 Sl5 per month Cheap $500.
No 1864 Hot 30ox303 feet, Grand View add
1860 Slots add
No. 1859. 93x14i . Lawre north $500
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1887-12-23
A Bloodless Man.
THE MOST REMARKABLE PHYSICAL PHENo-
MKNON ON RECORD.

Not many miles from B rlin there
lives a man whn, if what report says
of him is true, is certainly one of the
most remarkable phenomena on record
The papers state as a positive fact that
he has no blood in his veins, and that
a committee of the leading physicians
and scientists have declared their in
ability IT, accou for this extraordi-
nary circumstance. The man is a
corporal in the German army and goes
by the name OF Otto Schneider. He
himself was quite unconscious of his
blondless condition until two months
ago, when he fought duel sith a
fellow soldier, His opponent ran his
sword through his body, without, how
ever, drawing any blood, and the
"patient' seemed not bit the worse
TIL man was so taken by surprise that
Otto had no trouble in killing him.
Since that time the comrades of the
corporal have been car, full not to tread
on.his toes, and on no consideration to
accept a challenge from him. He was
submitted to severe test at a medical
institute at Berlin. A knife was thrust
into his mouth, the point coming out
at the pack of the cheek. Not a drop
of blood was spilled, aud Otto felt no
pain during the operation. The gentle
men who examined him are now fully
convinced that there are many things
in heaven and earth that they never
dreamed of, Otto Shredder intends as
soon as his time is up (the next year.
to show himself in the principal cities
of Europe.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1887-12-23
The Boom in Copper.

A tremendous rise in the price of
cpper has recently taken place. Ing)t
copper has been selling at ten to
twelve cents per pound, but the p,ice
in New York is now seventeen and a
half cents per pound, an increase of
Sl4O per ton, bringing the price up to
$3.50 ton. In London the pric. of
= got copper is now 1866 a ton, against
5000 year ago.
This copper boom is owing partly to
the hire which occurred in the great
Calamet and Hecla mine at Lake
Superior last spring, but mainly to the
operations Of French syndicate with
a capital OF $4,000, which has obtain.
ed control of the market. American
capital is shut out from competition
With this syndicate by the tariff on
copper ore which gives the Calumet
and ii, ella corporation the power to
inter into an arrangement with this
French syndicate. All this is very bad
for he manufacturers who use copper
as raw material, and still worse for
the great mass of people who use
articles manufactured from copper.
But 1t is bonanza to the owners of
copper mines,
The Calumet and Hecla corporation
have made dividends in the twenty
five years Of their existence OF 500
100000 averaging considerably over
one million of dollars per annum.
This is, indeed, a magnificent income
aud unless new mines of copper are
discovered it will doubtless increase
under the present tariff and the opera
tions of the French syndicate. Copper
ore undoubtedly exists in some of the
southern counties in this state. 1t has
been found in paying quantities in
Adams county and the region adjacent
In Maryland. 1t is also believed to
exist in the southern part of Franklin
county. IL is an i'll wind that blows
nobody good aud no doubt the present
rise in the price of copper will accele-
rate the development of the copper
mines in Southern Pennsylvania-
Patriot.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1887-12-23
Bromley Junior and Bromley Senior

There are few journalists better
known or of more important rank in
America than Isaac Bromley, who f,r
many years welded weighty pen in
the editorial department: of the New
York Tribune. Mr.. Bromley has one
fond belief in his heart of hearts that
he has a striking and irrepressible fund
of humor. Hisson entered the Tribune
city department on leaving college to
begin his career as a journalist, One
day the city editor told him to go
somewhere and interview some old
character in New York.
"Give full play to your humor," said
he, "and you can have column and a
half in the Sunday paper
The young reporter sought his
father in the editorial room aud told
him with great glee.
But" he said, turning kind of SOL
emn, "father, how did he know / had
any humor in me T.
"Well," said Mr.. Bromley, straight
ening himself up, perhaps he thinks
you may have inherited it.
The son puzzled a moment; then,
with sudden CLEAN of comprehension,
he said:
"Does be know mother Z" - San
Francisco Chronicle.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1887-12-23
Lives in Red Hot Fire.

As Mrs r. G. Asherton, of Lyons,
N. Y, drew pail of water from a
we'll Monday mornings she saw bright
red reptile, resembling a lizard 3.4
inches long, in the pail. She threw
the reptile into the stove, where there
was hot coal fire. One hour later she
was surprised to find the reptile skip
ping merrily about on the red hot Goals.
She called in DIR. Freyand, who says it
is a genuine salamander and fine
specimen, He put it into a fire of 474
degrees Fahrenheit,as high as his cruel
BILE would allow, and yet the reptile
showed no signs of discontinue.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1887-12-23


Those who cannot travel to sec for
themselves may obtain an excellent
idea OF thriving corner of .he New
South by reading description of the
city of Savannah, Georgia, published
in Harper'S Magazine for January.
The Improvements IN the place since
the war, as well as the traces of for
mer days, are sketched not only in
words, but by pencil in the illustrations
OF the monuments, public buildings,
and natural scenery tbereabouls. What
a thriving town Savannah is will be
news TO most Northern people. /. w.
Avery is the writer; the drawings are
by Fem, Graham, Hawley, SchelI and
Hogsn, done into wood-cuts by John
son, Faher, Wood, Clement, Stewart,
nj, rsr, Heard and b 'denst ab.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1887-12-23
Henry s. Ives Discharged.

Judge Kilbreth at the Tombs Police
Court, New York, rendered his decis.
ion Saturday in the case of Henry s.
Ives, the young fnancier charged with
larcency, The Judge dismissed the
complaint and discharged the accused
Neither Mr. Dexter nor his counsel
was in Court. Ives his lawers and
several friends were there and when
the defendant was discharged he was
congratulated.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1887-12-23

Every fashionably dressed woman
has her day.